The Governmentality of Black Beauty Shame : Discourse, Iconicity and Resistance
2018 ed.
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1137522577
ISBN-13
9781137522573
Edition
2018 ed.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint
Palgrave Pivot
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 5th, 2017
Print length
141 Pages
Weight
340 grams
Dimensions
15.60 x 21.90 x 1.70 cms
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This book uses the experiences and conversations of Black British women as a lens to examine the impact of discourses surrounding Black beauty shame. Black beauty shame exists within racialized societies which situate white beauty as iconic, and as a result produce Black ‘ugliness’ as a counterpoint.
This book uses the experiences and conversations of Black British women as a lens to examine the impact of discourses surrounding Black beauty shame. Black beauty shame exists within racialized societies which situate white beauty as iconic, and as a result produce Black ‘ugliness’ as a counterpoint. At the same time, Black Nationalist discourses present Black-white ‘mixed race’ women as bodies out of place within the Black community. In the examples analysed within the book, women disidentify from both the iconicities of white beauty and the discourses of Black Nationalist darker-skinned beauty, negating both ideals. This demonstration of Foucaldian counter-conduct can be read as a form of disalienation from the governmentality of Black beauty shame. This fascinating volume will be of interest to students and scholars of Black identity, Black beauty and discourse analysis.
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